Lightning Women’s Rugby Programme 15th Oct 2022

RHYS EDWARDS

DIRECTOR OF RUGBY

Welcome all back to Loughborough University, for another Allianz 15s Cup Fixture, our first home game of the stadium.

This week I’m sure will be another tough contest, Bristol have proved to be our nemesis at times. Last season provided two great games with us wining a close fought contest at home and drawing away in a high scoring game.

We have learnt a lot since then, and with a new crop of young aspirational players, I am certain we will have another excellent AP15s Cup game here at Loughborough. Bristol will be keen to continue their winning start following two big wins already against Sale Sharks & Saracens. We certainly won’t underestimate them as they still have some world class players playing and are coached well since Dave Ward has taken over

Lightning are keen to continue their winning start, especially having had a long break since Wasps. Great to see Jess Panayiotou makes her first appearance this weekend, our link with Loughborough Town is continually to grow with many players having opportunities in the Cup period.

Finally good luck to all our Lightning players out at the World Cup, its fantastic to have such a big representation out there. Scotland will be looking to beat Australia, following a close loss to Wales in Round 1. England, who look in good shape, play the biggest fixture of the Group stages against France. Sarah Hunter also makes her 137th appearance for the Red Roses equalling Rocky Clarks record. Congratulations Sarah

Thanks again for all your support today. We hope that you all enjoy this occasion.

Rhys Edwards Director of Rugby

TODAY’S TEAMS

LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING V BRISTOL BEARS

KATIE TREVARTHEN (C)

PAM

BRYONY FIELD PHILLIPS

DETYSHA HARPER

MULHEARN

LILLI IVES CAMPION NIGRELLI

REFEREE: HAMISH SMALES

DAISY HIBBERT-JONES BURNS

SALLY WILLIAMS STAFFORD

NIKITA PROTHERO JOHNES

JESS PANAYIOTOU MARSTON MEGAN DAVEY BURGESS

EMMA HARDY SKUSE

GEORGIE LINGHAM BONNER MOLLY LUTHAYI

REED (C)

LAUREN BOLGER MURRAY

BO WESTCOMBE-EVANS KEIGHT

GEORGINA TASKER CROMPTON

KENDALL WAUDBY

ISLA CURPHY

GRACE CLIFFORD

DANNI ALLEN

MAJA MULLER

LIV CHURCHER

JESS WEAVER

SARAH SMART

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MATCH REPORT

FULL TIME: LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING 47-15 WASPS

HOME TEAM (WASPS)

TRIES: 46, 77 CONVERSIONS: 78

AWAY TEAM (LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING)

TRIES: 26, 29, 39, 40, 42, 63, 77 CONVERSIONS: 27, 30, 40, 41, 43, 64

LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING: Tasker, Bolger, Westcombe-Evans, Luthayi, Lingham, Hardy, Davey, Trevarthen, Field,Harper, Ives Campion, Verghese, Allen, Meuller, Hibbert-Jones

REPLACEMENTS: Waudby, Baverstock, Clifford, Bradley, Williams, Prothero, Churcher, Smart

WASPS: Layzell, Flowers, Saunders, Lennon, Roberts, Williams, Wilkinson, Crake, Bainbridge, Evans, Burnfield, Combebias, Cooper, Caux, Corson

REPLACEMENTS: Farrow, Simpson, Stock,Pinnock, Wood, Braunerova, Edwards, Mead

Loughborough Lightning secured a 47-17 victory against Wasps on Saturday in the first round of the Allianz Cup. A Bo Westcombe-Evans hattrick, alongside trys from Danni Allen, Molly Lithuyi, Daisy Hibbert-Jones and Grace Clifford helped Lightning to their dominant win at Twyford Avenue Sports Ground, while two trys from Liz Crake and a Flo Williams penalty made up Wasps’ total.

Wasps opened the scoring in the fifteenth minute through the boot of Williams but it was Lightning who crossed the line first when Allen ran the ball in after some tidy link-up play from the visiting side, with Emma Hardy adding the extras in the start of a strong performance from the tee. Lightning’s second came just two minutes later when Westcombe-Evans touched down behind

the posts and a third from Lithuyi just before the break sent Lightning into the second half with a 21-3 lead.

Lightning came out into the second half firing and scored two within the first two minutes though Hibbert-Jones and Westcombe-Evans. However, Wasps were able to regroup, with Crake scoring in the corner from a driving maul shortly after. After a period of pressure, Clifford powered over for Lightning’s fifth with 15 minutes left on the clock. Wasps continued to push for a score and were rewarded with a second from Crake in the 77th minute but a third try from Westcombe-Evans with two minutes to go secured the victory for Lightning in a sucessful start to their Allianz Cup campaign.

By Bethan Clargo

TODAYS OPPOSITION BRISTOL BEARS

Bristol Ladies were founded as Clifton Ladies RFC in 1984. In 2002, still as Clifton Ladies RFC, they won the RFUW Rugby World National Cup Final at Franklin’s Gardens. In 2007, they were promoted to the Premiership and played one more season as Clifton Ladies RFC, before affiliating to Bristol Rugby. In 2012, they moved from their shared facilities with Dings Crusaders RFC, becoming the first women’s rugby club to own their own facilities. The club now train and play home fixtures at Cleve RFC, a new home for this season.

The club have developed a close affinity to the men’s programme in recent years working closely with Director of Rugby, Pat Lam on a shared club vision and philosophy to align the two clubs. The alignment between the two programmes has been enhanced by Bears Women’s move to the

High Performance Centre, which will see both the men’s, women’s and academy programme share best practice from a coaching, medical and athletic performance standpoint.

The first XV have consistently retained their top flight place alongside some of the best clubs in the country, and this summer reached the final of the inaugural Women’s Premiership 7s competition at the Ricoh Arena, broadcast live on BT Sport.

Players are not only Bristol based, but travel from Exeter, Gloucester, Wales and Swindon to play for Bristol Ladies. The squad boasts a wealth of talent ranging from international stars that have represented England and Wales, Olympic and Commonwealth Games representatives, age-range internationals as well as BUCS champions.

RHYS EDWARDS Director of Rugby ELANA HOBBS

STAFF

JAMES GALLAGHER Rugby Programme Manager KATIE THRIFT Rugby Operations MARTA GOMEZ SANTOS

BETHAN CLARGO

SARAH HUNTER

BRAD JONES

STEVE MCGINNIS

Team

FIXTURES 2022/23

DATE TIME OPPONENTS

17/09/2022 13:30 A WASPS 47-17 WIN

15/10/2022 14:00 H BRISTOL BEARS 22/10/2022 14:00 A SARACENS

29/10/2022

TBC H SALE SHARKS

TBC A SARACENS 26/11/2022

19/11/2022

TBC H HARLEQUINS

TBC A SALE SHARKS 10/12/2022

03/12/2022

TBC H EXETER CHIEFS

17/12/2022

TBC A BRISTOL BEARS

TBC H WASPS 14/01/2023

07/01/2023

TBC A GLOUCESTERHARTPURY 21/01/2023

TBC H DMP 28/01/2023

04/02/2023

TBC A WORCESTER WARRIORS

TBC A HARLEQUINS

18/02/2023

TBC A EXETER CHIEFS

TBC H SALES SHARKS 25/02/2023

04/03/2023

TBC H BRISTOL BEARS 11/03/2023

TBC A WASPS

TBC H GLOUCESTERHARTPURY 20/05/2023

13/05/2023

TBC A DMP

27/05/2023

TBC H WORCESTER WARRIORS

03/06/2023 TBC H SARACENS

1XV FIXTURES 22/23

DATE TIME OPPONENTS

RESULTS

10/09/2022 15:00 A STOURBRIDGE 25-54 WIN

17/09/2022 14:00 H EXETER 17-37 LOSS

24/09/2022 14:30 A HORNETS 40-38 LOSS

01/10/2022 14:00 H HINCKLEY 35-35 DRAW

15/10/2022 14:15 A NEWPORT

22/10/2022 14:00 H LUCTONIANS

29/10/2022 15:00 A DINGS CRUSADERS

05/11/2022 14:00 H OLD REDCLIFFIANS

12/11/2022 14:30 A BOURNVILLE

26/11/2022 14:00 H LEICESTER LIONS

03/12/2022 14:00 A BARNSTAPLE

10/12/2022 TBC H REDRUTH

17/12/2022 14:00 H STOURBRIDGE

07/01/2023 14:00 A EXETER

14/01/2023 14:00 H HORNETS

21/01/2023 15:00 A HINCKLEY

28/01/2023 14:00 H NEWPORT

18/02/2023 14:15 A LUCTONIANS

25/02/2023 14:00 H DINGS CRUSADERS

04/03/2023 14:00 A OLD REDCLIFIANS

11/03/2023 14:00 H BOURNVILLE

25/03/2023 14:00 A LEICESTER LIONS

01/04/2023 TBC H BARNSTAPLE

15/04/2023 14:00 A REDRUTH

22/04/2023 14:00 H CLIFTON

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